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Jun 17, 2021 · In the glittering drama “Sweet Thing,” responsible, reserved Billie (Lana Rockwell) loves to sing. She imagines her namesake, the jazz legend Billie Holiday, as a companion and savior.
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- Alexandre Rockwell
Lana Rockwell is the daughter of director Alexandre Rockwell and actress Karyn Parsons. She has appeared in films such as Sweet Thing, Little Feet and Pete Smalls Is Dead, and performed songs in Concessions and Sweet Thing.
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Jun 18, 2021 · Sweet Thing is a 2020 drama film directed by Alexandre Rockwell, starring his children Lana and Nico as two siblings who run away from their dysfunctional family. Lana plays Billie, a rebellious and resourceful girl who befriends a homeless man and a police officer.
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- Alexandre Rockwell
- 2021-06-18
Jun 18, 2021 · Lana Rockwell stars as Billie, a young girl who helps her brother Nico (Nico Rockwell) survive their chaotic and violent home life in Alexandre Rockwell's "Sweet Thing". The film is a bittersweet and hopeful coming-of-age drama that explores race, poverty, and childhood in the black community.
Lana Rockwell is an actress and the daughter of Alexandre Rockwell and Karyn Parsons. She has appeared in films such as Sweet Thing, Little Feet and Concessions.
Mar 27, 2020 · Lana Rockwell, the daughter of the director, stars as Billie, a talented singer and caretaker of her alcoholic father and brother in this lo-fi, monochrome drama about growing up poor in New Bedford, Mass. The film pays tribute to the characters' innocence and imagination, and explores their race and identity, with a bittersweet and nostalgic tone.
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Jul 1, 2021 · A review of the 2021 film Sweet Thing, directed by Alexandre Rockwell and starring his children Lana and Nico Rockwell. The film follows the siblings as they run away from their alcoholic father and encounter various characters on the streets of New York.
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